Insider Intelligence

Is serving in congress the best job out there? While looking at recent retirements, MLC lobbyist Matt Sowash explored why that may not be the case. Following months of negotiations, the legislature voted to approve the budgets for the upcoming 2019-2020 fiscal year and sent them to Governor Gretchen Whitmer for consideration. Representative Kara Hope […]

This week the legislature voted to approve the budgets for the upcoming 2019-2020 fiscal year. Following months of negotiations, both the House and Senate passed the budget bills funding the various departments and agencies. The bills will now be sent to Governor Gretchen Whitmer for consideration. She can either sign each of the bills, veto […]

Representative Kara Hope (D-Holt) introduced legislation that places requirements on employers to provide information on future work schedules. Known as “predictive scheduling,” under the legislation an employer would have to provide work schedules at least 14-days in advance. Once posted, any changes need to occur with advance notice and the employee can decline any work […]

Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced the establishment of a four-member Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act (WICA) Board. The board is tasked with reviewing each request and making recommendations on key decisions in the litigation of these cases. Additionally, the Attorney General established a protocol to help claims undergo a thorough and systematic assessment before a […]

This week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced appointments to the Michigan Women’s Commission, along with a new director. Serving as the Commissions’ Executive Director will be Cheryl Bergman. Ms. Bergman currently owns a fundraising consulting firm and is a senior advisor for Whitmer for Governor. Prior to that, she served as the agency relations director for […]

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a bipartisan group of 21 Attorneys General to urge congress to pass legislation that allows legal marijuana businesses to access the federal banking system. Under existing law, financial institutions are prohibited from providing banking services to marijuana business in the states that have legalized medical or recreational marijuana. As […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold session Wednesday – Thursday. The U.P. Energy Task Force is meeting in Sault Ste. Marie on October 1, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, please visit Michigan.gov/UPEnergyTaskForce.

Across the country there has been a wave of resignations and retirements from members of congress who have served only a short time after spending significant personal energy to become elected. Since January, 22 members of congress have left or have announced they will retire at the end of the term. Of those, 18 are […]